Will love triumph?

At Seraline Jonse hospital

"What is going on?" Rose could be seen shouting and running towards a man in a stroller.

He was putting on a lab coat although she couldn't see his face. She rushed towards his direction, taking her stethoscope from her neck and placing it in her ear.

She placed her stethoscope around her neck again when she noticed that a senior doctor was already attending to him.

"Mason has a tumor in his brain" Mia's voice echoed in Roses head when she saw him lying almost lifeless on the bed.

"Doctor Nicole...is he...going to be alright?" Rose looked at her feet as she couldn't get herself to look at Mason.

"I don't know Rose," doctor Nicole said as she closed the door and drew the curtain.

"Mia..." Rose found herself sobbing as she went in search of her friend who was in another theatre room where a surgery was being carried out.

Rose waited patiently for the surgery to be over and one could easily mistake Rose as a relation to the person being operated on as she looked very tense and uneasy.

"Rose!" Mia's blue eyes became brighter as she looked at her friend with so much happiness.

She wanted to tell Rose how she enjoyed being part of the surgery but when she saw how tensed Rose looked her smile disappeared almost immediately.

"What happened?" Mia asked with a faint smile as she sat down beside Rose with her fair palms resting on her knees as she tapped her palms on her knees.

"Mia...you were right. Mason is...come with me" Rose grabbed Mia's wrist as she urged her to walk with her.

Making Mia run through the hospital hallway she arrived at the room ICU where Mason was.

Mia wasn't the only surprised one as both of them were informed that Mason had gone into a coma because of a fast growing tumor in his brain.

"Mia" Rose's voice cracked as another tear escaped from her eyes.

"Why are you crying?" Mia asked her.

"Mason" Rose found herself saying as she kept on trying to wipe her tears with the back of her palm

"Ok" Mia smiled as she kept on nodding her head.

Delhi, India

"If there is anyone who has something to say as to why this marriage shouldn't take place, please speak up now or forever hold your peace" the priest that was conducting the wedding between Lakshmi and her groom Chandran announced to the guests.

The whole place was silent as everyone was so overjoyed to see the marriage take place.

Lakshmi's mum wiped the tears of joy that had escaped from her eyes as she looked at her beautiful daughter that wore a red sari, that had hand made embroidery with a veil that covered her face.

All her jewelries were pure gold and diamond as Lakshmi's mum left no stone unturned in preparing for her daughter's wedding...the whole deli was aware and over 3000 guests were present.

The wedding was also being broadcasted live on the news.

The only unhappy person was Lakshmi...she just felt like getting up to oppose the marriage but it was already too late.

The veil that covered her face served a good purpose as it made it impossible for anyone to see her facial expression.

She sat by the holy fire with her groom as they had already made their way round the holy fire as per the wedding rituals as he had already put the garlin and wedding chain around her neck.

All that was left was for him to apply the Sindooram, vermilion on her forehead.

"I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY" A bold masculine voice said as a tall elegant, well built man putting on a men's slim Fit Suit one button 3-piece blazer jacket vest & pant walked on the red carpet to the Mandap where the groom and bride sat bedside the holy fire.

He didn't hesitate to grab the bride by the hand and make her stand up as he took the veil off her face.

"SCOTT!!" Lakshmi's mum screamed as she approached him, trying to attack him with a slap but he dodged it just in time.

"LAKSHMI TELL THEM.... TELL THEM YOU DON'T WANT THIS MARRIAGE" he screamed as he held her hand as he kept on shaking her vigorously.

"SECURITY!!" Lakshmi's mum yelled as she tried to drag her daughter and set her free from Scott's grip but he brought out a gun and pointed it at her.

"Just let her be" Scott was about to break down but he managed to keep his cool.

"Let her speak for herself or else I promise a lot of people are going to die" Scott threatened, still pointing the gun at Lakshmi's mother as he would move the gun occasionally so it would point at other guests as well.

"Scott...stop it...stop please.... we can sit and talk this out '' Lakshmi's mom was shaking her head sideways as she became terrified when she saw the gun in his hands.

"How did you even get in here?" She asked him.

"I have a wedding invitation so passing the gate wasn't such a big deal and the fact that Lakshmi here sent me that wedding card then tells you she doesn't want this wedding"

Scott looked at Lakshmi as he made her face him still with the gun in his hands.

"Lakshmi you have to tell everyone here that you love only me...you have to tell everyone that you don't want to get married to this man over here. I love you Lakshmi please fight for us the way I'm fighting for us now"

Scott gripped her shoulder and shook her but she remained quiet.

How was she going to tell her mum and the whole of Delhi that she had been having a secret affair with her supposed stepbrother all this while.?

How was she going to tell them that she is madly in love with him that's why she sent the wedding invitation to him so he would be able to get passed the security at the gate and stop the wedding.

Delhi, India

Lakshmi's POV

I expected him to come earlier before the wedding ceremony would even begin and I sent him the invitation without even thinking twice...now how would I face the whole world and tell them about the secret affair I am having with my stepbrother.

"She isn't saying anything because she doesn't want to lie to us the way you lied to us in order to get money...you aren't even ashamed of yourself!!" Lakshmi's mum thundered as she screamed at the top of her voice.

Silence suddenly struck the whole place and soon enough whispers and murmurs could be heard from the guests.

"Get out of this place!!" my mum shouted again.

"I never lied to you...you are my parents...well you're my stepmom and he...he is my biological father. That is what my mother told me before she died.

I am tired of telling this story over and over again. Why don't you just believe me!!!" Scott shouted back at her and almost pulled the trigger in anger.

"That is not what the DNA reports said two years ago" my father shouted as he had been quiet for way too long and I could tell he could no longer control himself.

My father's statement reminded me of the event that happened two years ago...it reminded me of the same reason Scott and I separated for two years...it reminded me of the reason why I forced myself to agree to the marriage alliance I wanted nothing to do with, just so I could forget about him, just so I could get the thoughts of him out of my head.

Everything was going fine until I let my emotions control my actions.

Flashback

My father was involved in a fatal accident that nearly took his life...he had lost so much blood that he needed blood transfusion immediately.... I was in Mumbai when it happened and the only people present in Delhi at that point were Scott and my mum.

Scott offered to donate his blood since my father's blood group wasn't available in the blood bank...but it was shocking when we found out that Scott wasn't even related to my father in any way. Their blood didn't even match.

Miraculously someone else in the hospital heard about it and offered to donate his blood, for some money of course but we managed to resolve it.

Ever since then my parents had been begging Scott to tell them the reason why he had to lie and play the sharade of being their lost son.

Scott kept on insisting on his innocence and another DNA was conducted and the same results came out...that my father wasn't his father.

My mum came to the conclusion that Scott did it for their money and the DNA he had shown them earlier were fake...they even admitted to being foolish as they didn't go further to conduct their own DNA.

I loved Scott so much and we had been having an affair ever since we moved to India...my parents never suspected us but we both knew that we were deeply in love with each other.

When the truth about him was unveiled...I stopped loving him or at least that's what I thought but I needed the relationship with him because I felt that since he could betray my parents...he can do the same to me.... few days to my wedding I sent him a wedding invitation since my mum and dad made it that no one would be able to attend the wedding without an invitation card.

Maybe I wanted him to stop the wedding or maybe I got carried away by my emotions.

Now back to the present...Scott is pointing a gun to my mother as well as other guests present at my wedding and he's demanding I tell them the truth.

"The police are on their way here" my father declared and that was when I realized myself.

Police!...I can't let the police take Scott...no!

"Dad, he is telling the truth...I love him and I want to marry him!" I unconsciously yelled and all eyes were now focused on me.

I only regretted my words after they had flown out of my mouth.

"Lakshmi...don't be scared I know he is forcing you to say this. Maybe, you are frightened by the gun but please don't lie, the police will be here soon".

my mother came close to hug me when she noticed that Scott had thrown the gun on the floor.

I freed myself from her and held Scott's hand again...why did he leave my hand in the first place?

Scott pulled me closer to himself and kissed me deeply in front of everyone. Even my so-called groom was stunned as Scott yanked the wedding chain off my neck as he threw it in the holy fire along with the garlin.

"I love you so much" he whispered as he let a tear escape from his eyes.

"I love you too" I found myself saying as I rested my forehead on his lips, earning a kiss on the forehead.

Before anyone could say anything, he dragged me out of the scene and before I could digest everything that happened...I found myself seated in the front of his vehicle.

"Where are we going?" I asked him

"Away from here.. I lost you before, those two years were the most miserable years of my life. I am not going to lose you again...we are going back to America" he replied as he zoomed off.

Meanwhile at Seraline Jonse hospital

"There is no way we can take the tumor out of his brain without him being paralyzed or even worse without him dying in the process.

It's just too risky" a neuro-surgeon...doctor Emma told Rose who kept on pestering her as to when the tumor would be taken out.

"I don't know why you are so bothered about this...you are not even Mason's family member...we can only fix a date for the surgery when we are able to contact a family member of Mason '' Emma walked out on Rose who stood dumbfounded.

Mara tried her best to drive as fast as she could, trying to avoid the raven car behind her but her efforts were useless, as the car drove in front of hers, blocking her path.

She swiftly shoved her hand into her car's pigeonhole and brought out her gun, hiding it in her black leather jacket.

"Come down from the vehicle now!" One of the tall, heavily bodied men commanded her, and she did as she was told without putting up a fight.

She went with them into the car and they took her to a place she knew nothing about.

The king's POV

Why is it that I am always surrounded by the wrong set of people?.

I was about to go into my room when I saw the men I hired to kidnap Mia 10 years ago dragging a girl into my palace.

"Excuse me, who is this?" I looked so confused and lost as I went closer to the girl who was well-endowed with the features of a woman.

"She is the one your highness," the tallest who was their leader said as he threw her on the floor.

"Mia" I whispered to myself as I looked at the three of them.

"You may live, you will get your money later" I waved my hands in the air, gesturing for them to leave.

"So I have finally laid my hands on my little bunny?" I smiled as I looked at Mia and caressed her face.

"I think this bunny should stay with its mum before it dies" I removed my hand from her face and dragged her along with me, while she walked with me. The look on her face showed that she wasn't expecting my last statement.

"Relax darling, I have kept your mum alive so you both can have your lovely long-awaited reunion'' I smiled at her before I opened the door to Catherine's room halfway and tossed her inside. I locked the door and went away, leaving them to each other for now.

Mara's POV

My mum? What is he even talking about? I looked at the woman in front of me. She looked like a total mess, her hair was tattered and she sat on the bed with her face resting on her knees, she looked like she had been through a lot, although I hadn't seen her face yet.

"Who are you?" I whispered as I tried to get close to her, for a second I assumed she must be mad.

She slowly lifted her head and looked at me with weak eyes, dark marks rounded her eyes and I could easily tell that she had been crying so much, she looked so distressed and when she saw me she pulled me closer and enveloped me in a tight hug, kissing me behind my ear. At first, I wanted to run away from her but I felt so comfortable in her arms. Despite how unkempt she looked, she is still looking beautiful and if I didn't know who my real mother was then I would assume that I am a younger version of her.

I don't know why but she just couldn't stop crying as she laid her head on my lap.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you.." she was talking but stopped and at first, I thought she fainted but she just fell asleep on my lap. I tried to place her on the bed but it seemed impossible as she held onto my hand very tightly and clung to me.

I rested my head on the board of the bed. I also wanted to sleep and think that all these scenarios were nothing but a dream, but I remembered that I was still holding my gun. Those fools couldn't even search me before bringing me here, my phone and my gun were both with me.

I somehow managed to remove her head from my lap and lifted the mattress before placing my gun and phone underneath it. I climbed the bed and wanted to fall asleep, at least now the weird woman was off my lap, but I didn't feel comfortable until I placed her on my lap again.

At Mia's and Rose's apartment

"What are you thinking about?" Mia asked her friend who was busy with a textbook.

"Nothing" Rose tried to lie but she would have known better.

"Mason?" Mia took a random guess, Rose just looked at her and remained silent.

"You are in love with Mason right?" Mia asked Rose as she stood up from her chair, and went to sit beside Rose.

"Yes," Rose found herself confessing as she wiped her tears.

"Okay," Mia pressed her lips and went back to her chair.

"Just okay?" Rose was quite astonished by her friend's plain response but she wasn't too shocked though.

"Yes," Mia walked away.

"Mia?" Rose called out to her friend as she wiped her face and followed her.

"Yes," Mia gave a faint yet obvious smile.

"Will you help me find Mason's family?" Rose cried out.

"Sure" Mia walked away from Rose again, and went to sit down in the chair she stood up from initially.

Mia was behaving more strangely than she usually did, normally she didn't talk but something was wrong and Rose just couldn't lay her finger on it. Even Mia couldn't understand what exactly was wrong with her because she just felt very restless all of a sudden.

"I think I'm not feeling fine" Mia said in a low tone and when Rose placed the back of her palm on Mia's neck, she discovered that Mia's temperature was just fine.

"Mia you seem okay" Rose shook her head in some kind of disbelief, as she helped her friend get to the bedroom, as Mia was looking dizzy, and her skin had also turned bluish.

"Mia...you are?" Rose was short of words as she made her friend stand up from the bed and stand in front of a mirror.

"I'm blue" Mia touched her face. She couldn't believe that she had turned icy blue.

"Maybe you should rest," Rose suggested as she placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket.